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beat downTo haggle someone to sell at a lower price.Rate it:

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beat feetTo flee.Rate it:

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beat me to the punchSomeone Arrived Sooner, It Happened Too Fast:Rate it:

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beat outTo extinguish.Rate it:

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beat outTo win by a narrow margin.Rate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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beat upTo give a severe beating to.Rate it:

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beat upTo alarm by a sudden attack.Rate it:

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beat upRepeatedly bomb a military target or targets.Rate it:

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beat toTo arrive more quickly; to succeed more quickly.Rate it:

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if you can't beat them, join themIf your adversaries are stronger than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.Rate it:

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beat banaghanAn Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.Rate it:

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beat intoTo teach or instil by harsh repetition.Rate it:

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beat itTo go away.Rate it:

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beat it!Get the heck out of here!Rate it:

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beat offTo waste time.Rate it:

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beat offTo masturbate.Rate it:

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beat offTo drive something away with blows.Rate it:

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beat somebody to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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beat someone at their own gameto win against someone who is good, better or best at something (not necessarily a literal game) or in their fieldRate it:

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beat someone's brains outTo beat someone very severely.Rate it:

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Beat the BandTo cause a lot of noise by showing excitement and emotions in a strong mannerRate it:

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beat the bishopTo masturbate.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo remain youthful; to live a long, healthy life.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo be used or become operational before a deadline or date of expiration.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.Rate it:

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beat the clockPerform a task quickly or within a fixed time limit.Rate it:

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beat the daylights out ofTo defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight.Rate it:

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beat the daylights out ofTo beat (someone) severelyRate it:

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beat the dustDon't know. Just heard it in passing.Rate it:

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beat the livin' daylights outta yaTo beat someone severely.Rate it:

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beat the meatAlternative form of beat one's meat.Rate it:

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beat the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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beat the rapAvoid fines or punishment, receive forgiveness from family, friends, the law and the Boss for misdemeanors, infractions and Stupid Stunts.Rate it:

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beat the shit out ofTo beat really badly.Rate it:

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beat the stuffing out ofTo beat really badly.Rate it:

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beat upTo verbally assault repeatedly.Rate it:

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beat upTo get something done, derived from the idea of beating for game.Rate it:

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beat upTo feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. Usually followed by over.Rate it:

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beat upTo cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.Rate it:

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beat your arseDepression Expression of threatened punishment if the child or youth ever repeated the act or expression.Rate it:

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Beat Your Swords into PlowsharesTo abandon any sort of fights and divert attention and efforts towards some peaceful activitiesRate it:

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beat yourself upTo overly judge and berate yourself for a mistake, bad judgement or act.Rate it:

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drum beatOn a particular patternRate it:

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it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog(rare or obsolete, proverb) If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so.1596 Rate it:

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my heart skipped a beatIntense excitement.Rate it:

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police beatUsed other than as an idiom: see police, beat.Rate it:

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